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   first

   /fəːst/

   ordinal

   • 1. coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st: "his first wife" Similar earliestinitialopeningintroductoryoriginalfundamentalbasicrudimentaryprimarybeginningelementalunderlyingbasalfoundationkeycardinalcentralchiefvitalessentialOpposite lastclosingdeveloped
   • ▪ never previously done or occurring: "her first day at school"
   • ▪ coming or encountered next after a specified or implied time, event, etc.: "the first house I came to"
   • ▪ before doing something else specified or implied: "Do you mind if I take a shower first?" Similar before anything elsefirst and foremostfirstlyin the first placewithout further adonowOpposite last
   • ▪ for the first time: "she first picked up a guitar out of sheer boredom"
   • ▪ the first occurrence of something notable: informal "we travelled by air, a first for both of us" Similar noveltynew experiencefirst experiencefirst occurrenceunusual eventinformal:a turn-up for the books
   • ▪ the first in a sequence of a vehicle's gears: "he stuck the car in first and revved"
   • ▪ first base: "he made it all the way home from first"
   • ▪ the first form of a school or college. British
   • ▪ a first edition of a book: "collectors of modern firsts"
   • 2. foremost in position, rank, or importance: "the doctor's first duty is to respect this right" Similar foremostprincipalhighestgreatestparamounttoptopmostutmostuppermostprimechiefleadingmainmajorpre-eminentoverridingoutstandingsupremepremierpredominantprevailingmost importantof greatest importanceof prime importancevitalkeyessentialcrucialcentralcorefocalpivotaldominantrulingheadinformal:number-onetopbestprimepremiersuperlativewinner'swinningchampionOpposite last
   • ▪ the most pressing, likely, or suitable: "he is the first to admit he was not the best of patients"
   • ▪ firstly; in the first place (used to introduce a main point or reason): "first, it is wrong that the victims should have no remedy"
   • ▪ in preference; rather (used when strongly rejecting a suggestion or possibility): "she longed to go abroad, but not at this man's expense—she'd die first!" Similar in preferencemore willinglysoonerrather
   • ▪ the first finisher or position in a race or competition.
   • ▪ performing the highest or chief of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice: "the first violins"
   • ▪ having precedence over all others of a similar kind: "First Lord of the Admiralty"
   • ▪ a place in the top grade in an examination, especially that for a degree: British "chaps with firsts from Oxbridge"
   • ▪ a person who has received the top grade in an examination for a degree. British
   • ▪ the best or main team of a sports club: "he was asked to play for the firsts"
   • ▪ goods of the best quality: "factory firsts, seconds, and discontinued styles"
   • 3. with a specified part or person in a leading position: "the car plunged nose first into the river"

   Word Origin Old Englishfyr(e)st; of Germanic origin, related to Old Norse fyrstr and German Fürst ‘prince’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit prathama, Latin primus, and Greek prōtos.

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   first. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: beginning. Synonyms: beginning, initial, earliest, opening, introductory. Antonyms: last, final, ultimate, latest. Sense: Adjective: inaugural. Synonyms: first-ever, inaugural, maiden, pioneer, initial, premier, original. Sense: Adjective: main. Synonyms:

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    1 486 Words for First. primary. adj. # basic , foremost. initial. adj. , n. # early , original. early. adj. , adv.